A Plymouth dad says he hopes his inspirational housing idea will leave a lasting legacy for his children.

Jamie Pogson says he is over the moon to see the progress of his petition 'Make paying rent enough proof that you are able to meet mortgage repayments', which generating more than 147,000 signatures in three days.

Jamie Pogson has two little girls

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On Tuesday afternoon, Jamie’s petition was debated in Parliament, with both labour and conservative MPs agreeing that the idea was a good one and more should be done to get people on the property ladder.

Paul Skully, Member of Parliament for Sutton, Cheam & Worcester Park, supported the aims of the petition, saying that there were "far too many young people who are unable to buy a house".

The debate, which took place over an hour-and-a-half, argued that the paying of rent on a regular monthly basis - in regards to Mr Pogson who has forked out £70,000 in rent over time - is a "better guide to credit worthy-ness".